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Detainees watch a movie in an indoor recreation area at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on July 30, 2010 in Florence, Arizona.
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White House was 'unaware' of immigration detainee release - CNN A White House official says there was no input from either the White House or the Homeland Security Department on U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement's decision to release hundreds of immigrants from its detention facilities, ahead of anticipated federal sequester spending cuts.

U.S. Census Bureau drops 'Negro' from surveys - ABC News After more than 100 years of use, the bureau is striking the term from survey forms; people will now choose "black" or "African-American." The bureau had weighed removing the term in 2010, but kept it reasoning that "there was still a segment of the U.S. population that personally identified with the term," chiefly older black residents in southern states.

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In Southern California, generations of immigrants are creating an evolving definition of "American." Multi-American is your source for news, conversation and insight on this emerging regional and national identity.